2010 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge, Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan

Another great showing from Olivier Bernard. The palate has depth of flavour and a broad expansive volume. This wine is beautifully textured with a finely detailed matte mouthfeel. There is a great deal of substance, delivered with poise, refinement and a sense of restraint. Perfectly judged and pitched.

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WINE DETAILS

Region & country
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France

Maturity
Ready 2017 - 2030

Colour
Red

Sweetness
Dry

Style
Still

Unit Volume
Bottle (75cl.)

Classification
Cru Classé (Pessac-Leognan)

TASTING NOTES

This is one of my all-time favorite wines from Domaine de Chevalier, a silky, rather classic Pessac-Leognan with notes of scorched earth, tobacco leaf and black and red currants, but no hard edges. Fragrant, complex aromatics are followed by a savory, expansively flavored wine made from a final blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine hit 13.5% natural alcohol, which must certainly be among the highest they have ever achieved, even eclipsing the 2009. An opulent, precocious style of wine that seems much more developed, complex and delicious than I thought from barrel, this beauty can be drunk in 5-6 years or cellared for 20 or more.